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Aug 03 2010

amednews.com

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

As state Medicaid programs continue to move away from fee-for-service pay, treating physicians who are often paid a fixed amount to coordinate their health care.

Aug 03 2010

Post-Tribune

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While e-prescribing has grown dramatically in recent years, local doctors said there continue to be barriers to widespread acceptance of a technology that could save thousands of lives.

Aug 03 2010

FiscalTimes

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Looking to save money on healthcare? Consider asking your doctor for a discount

Aug 02 2010

next.gov

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In the latest case of foreigners invading the American homeland to make a buck, a Paris-based IT company seeking to enter the U.S. health IT market has bought Pulse Systems, a maker of electronic health records based in Wichita, Kansas

Aug 02 2010

Fiscal Times

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The state-based pools provision is one of the high-profile features of the new health law taking effect this year. It allocates $5 billion to create plans to cover people who have been uninsured for at least six months and have a pre-existing health condition.

Aug 02 2010

Bloomberg

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Germany, Greece and Spain have cut or plan to reduce their health spending after European Union policy makers agreed to an almost $1 trillion rescue fund in May to prevent the fiscal collapse in Greece from spreading

Aug 02 2010

Bloomberg

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Obamacare Only Gets Worse Upon Further Review: Commentary by Kevin Hassett

Aug 02 2010

Congressman Kevin Brady

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Four months after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi famously declared “We have to pass the bill so you can find out what’s in it,”a congressional panel has released the first chart illustrating the 2,801 page health care law

Aug 02 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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How much does an overnight stay in the ICU cost? $750? $6,000? Haven’t got a clue? Many hospitalists don’t know either.

Aug 02 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospitals are still waiting for word from new CMS chief Donald Berwick on whether they will get relief from the proposed 2.9% reimbursement cut from Medicare, known as the “coding offset”